10 Nov Christmas Puddings, Tarts and Fools – Cooking Class Monday 27/11/17

This class presents some of the finer points of a selection of Christmas treats.  Traditional style, steamed suet puddings and their condiments are demystified once and for all.  Delicious fruit mince that you can store in jars for as long as you can keep it away from people, or use as a filling for exquisite pastry cases.  Fools are a simple alternative for those at your table who do not care for spicy, fruit mixtures.  Simply a careful combination of berries and cream – what is not to love?

Sample Menu

Steamed Christmas pudding

Brandy Custard

Cumberland Rum Butter

Fruit Mince

Christmas Tarts

Strawberry Fool

Class Dates

Monday 27th December

1030 am to 1.30pm

Pricing

$90 per person; 2 people booking together $165 for two.  These prices are for the demonstration class only.

A minimum of 6 participants is required for the class to proceed

If you would like to stay on and make your own pudding to take home and cook and store for Christmas there is an additional price of $90 per person.

This includes the price of a reusable ceramic pudding bowl, a reusable pudding net or cloth and all of the ingredients to make a 1kg size pudding – serves up to 10 people.

Bookings for the hands on class close on Wednesday 22nd November.

What you will learn

Information about the traditional ingredients of Christmas puddings, used in our recipe

Some history of the Christmas pudding

How to make some traditional condiments to serve with Christmas pudding

A demonstration on how to prepare, seal, cook and store the puddings.

How to make, store and serve Fruit Mince

How to make Christmas Tarts

Information about Fruit Fools

How to manage your kitchen space and equipment.

Understanding flavours and balance of taste

How to shop for all dishes and how to store, prepare and present the food on our menu with festive flair.

What is included

A fun supportive atmosphere to learn in and refine your skills.

A clean apron is supplied for use in the class

All ingredients and cooking equipment

Note paper and a print copy of recipes and instructions.

A light refreshment of the dishes we have prepared together served with a sparkling wine

An exemption from the dishes.

Telephone support.

A list of local suppliers

All Demonstration Class participants take home an individual serve pudding

What you need to know

We have a lot to cover in this class, please arrive 10 – 15 minutes early so that we all have time to settle in together.

Participation Class members take home their own prepared pudding mixture in their sealed ceramic bowl.  This needs to marinate over night and be steamed for 3 1/2 hours the next day.

All puddings need to be reheated by steaming for approximately 2 hours on Christmas day.

Recipes and Menu items may vary from sample recipes provided

Adjustments may be made for some Food Allergies and Intolerances.  Please advise us before booking of any special food needs that you have so that we can determine the suitability of this class for you.